apple tart.

i think apple tart was the first recipe i learned how to cook as a kid growing up.  i don't really know how that happened, but i think its true.  my parents had dinner parties all the time when i was younger and i think that might be the origin of this apple tart.  when people would come over, one of the go-to desserts was apple tart.  i must have just helped make it a lot until it was stuck in my little girl mind!

i didn't actually make this the exact same way as we did in my house, mostly because it was a totally last minute idea that necessitated using ingredients i had on hand (specifically, regular pie crust instead of puff pastry).

this was a great way to use a bunch of delicious csa apples!!!

apple tart.

ingredients

3 apples from your csa box

1 frozen pie crust, thawed

cinnamon

sugar

lemon juice

directions

1.  preheat the oven to 350.

2.  peel the apples and cut them into thin wedges.  OR if you have one of those contraptions you crank that cores and then spirals the apple, you can do that then cut the whole thing (top to bottom) into halves or thirds to speed the slicing process up a bit.

3.  toss the apples slices in a bowl with some cinnamon and sugar (1:1) and squeeze a little lemon juice in.

4.  cut the crust into a rectangle and then improvise by slicing and combining pieces into thin strips to use as ridges of the crust.

5.  place the crust onto a baking sheet and arrange the apple slices in rows.

6.  bake of about 20 minutes or until crisp.

a little baby apple tart!

shortcake any day.

another food favorite of mine is clear flour bread (this bakery was actually the original pick-up location of the brookline csa.  they have these really delicious shortcake biscuits that i tried for the first time recently.  the flavor is perfect.  not too sweet.  just the right amount of savory-ness in there.

anyways, the coolidge corner farmer's market has a clear flour stand as well as many other farm stands (including stillman's).  so i purchased a pint of raspberries and a shortcake biscuit (really should have gotten two....) and made raspberry shortcake!

whipped cream.

ingredients

heavy whipping cream

powdered sugar (optional)

vanilla extract (optional)

directions

pour the cream into a bowl.  beat with an electric mixer until it thickens to whipped cream texture.  add some powdered sugar (a pinch or two) and vanilla extract (a splash) for flavor.  i'm serious.  that is it.  enjoy!